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Building more resilient farming systems at Johnstown Castle
Attendees at today’s Farming for a Better Future Open Day, hosted in Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, were made aware of the numerous challenges along with the opportunities available to build more resilient farming systems.
10 June 2026
Farming for Soil Health: Assess your Soil Health
Soil is one of the farm’s most important resources. It takes many years to develop, but it can be damaged or lost very quickly. Once soil is badly degraded, it can be difficult and costly to restore.
10 June 2026
Understanding how nitrogen management affects climate and water quality
Use of nitrogen in agriculture can impact both water quality and quality of climate and air. Delegates at the Farming for a Better Future Open Day, taking place in Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, today, June 10 heard that awareness of loss pathways is essential to reduce these losses and increase nitrogen use efficiency.
10 June 2026
The latest from Johnstown Castle on calf rearing
Attendees at the Farming for a Better Future Open Day, taking place at Teagasc, Johnstown Castle, today, June 10 were provided with a refresher on the principles of successful calf rearing Dr. Ellen Fitzpatrick, Research Technologist.
10 June 2026
Building a more profitable suckler enterprise
Edwin Carroll, Teagasc Research Technologist, and Martina Harrington, Future Beef Programme Manager, are on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an update on the suckler beef research taking place in Teagasc Grange and how this is being implemented on the Future Beef Programme farms.
10 June 2026
Lime plan delivers an extra 80t of grass on a Limerick dairy farm
Siobhán Kavanagh, Teagasc Signpost, and John Maher, Teagasc Grass10, visit John Leahy in Co. Limerick to see how taking every opportunity to apply lime has delivered additional grass and a reduced fertiliser bill.
10 June 2026
Planning for weaning
As we move into June, Teagasc Sheep Specialist, Ciaran Lynch writes it is time for mid-season lambing flocks to start planning for weaning, sharing advice on timing, preparation and the impact on ewe performance.
9 June 2026
Managing your sheep farm through June
Grassland management, weaning decisions, cull ewe selection and shearing are all discussed on this episode of the OviCast podcast.
9 June 2026
Explore best management and forest creation options
Forest owners, farmers, landowners and anyone with an interest in forestry are invited to attend a unique series of six Teagasc Forest Management Walks taking place across Ireland from June 15 -18, 2026.
9 June 2026
Associating climate change mitigation with protein security
A new study from Teagasc, published in the journal ‘Environmental Science and Policy’, has investigated the impact of climate policies on protein security in the Republic of Ireland.
9 June 2026